tomato

When I was younger, I’ve never really liked tomatoes so I never understood the appeal of this Chinese Eggs and Tomatoes Stir-Fry dish, even though I had a fervent love for eggs. Now that I’m more in love with tomatoes, I decided to give this a try recently and I was totally blown away –…

Fish Bee Hoon Soup is one of my favourite comfort foods. The key lies in the soup, and the traditional way of making it is to use fish bones – the bones are first coated in cornflour then pan-fried until crispy. Boiling water (the key to a milky-coloured soup) is then added into the fish…

I received some dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes as a gift when my friend went for a holiday in Greece recently (thanks!) A quick Google shows that they are usually used in pastas and salads etc. So I made a very simple aglio e olio so that the intense flavours of the sun-dried tomatoes can shine.

As we are heading into colder weather, we will need a bowl of hot, comfort food more often. This is where the piping hot Chinese Tomato and Egg Noodle Soup comes in! This one bowl of goodness can be made in just 30 minutes and it will be gone faster than that, because you can’t stop slurping the goodness…

I first made this Thai Glass Noodle Salad (or also known as yum woon sen in Thai) a few months back and I was so blown away by how delicious it was. The salad dressing is made with just three ingredients – lime juice, fish sauce and Thai sweet chilli, which is readily and greedily absorbed by the…

Jump to: Step-by-Step Photos · Recipe Sorry for the absence on the blog! Been a little distracted by dramas and games last week so blogging has been put aside, but now I’m back for good (as long as I don’t start a new game or drama haha). Today’s recipe is an incredibly simple and delicious…

I’m here to share a quick and easy recipe today! I cook a lot of noodles dish for lunch (for myself) these days as it’s – as mentioned – quick, easy and satisfying. This noodles dish with cherry tomatoes, egg and spring onion is one example as I don’t have to de-frost anything (no meat involved) and it’s…

Grocery shopping has been real fun here, because besides Asian produce that are expensive (such as ginger, beansprouts, shallots, lemongrass etc.), a lot of the other produce are cheaper, fresher and/or tastier then those I have tasted in Singapore. Cherry tomatoes are 90% of the time, sweet and juicy and cost only SGD 2 per kilo; white/brown button mushrooms and…

When I saw the theme for Little Thumbs Up is Noodles, I just couldn’t resist not making a dish for this event! I love making pastas because they are such a one-plate comfort – I can have both carbohydrates and proteins in just one serving! While looking at my pasta recipes that I’ve blogged before,…

Raymund from Ang Sarap is a Filipino living in New Zealand who has a deep passion for cooking. I love to read about his culinary adventures, not to mention he takes such beautiful food photography that make me drool at times! Many of his Asian recipes are my favourite and I’m dying to find the time to…

Gordon Ramsay is a popular celebrity chef who hosts many variety shows. I can’t say I’m an avid fan of his, considering the huge amount of swearing in his shows – I can’t decide if he meant what he said or he had to for show-effects. But even so, I have collected quite a few…

When I was Googling for potato recipes to try, I saw quite a few baked potato chips recipe, somehow that reminded me of tuiles and off I went searching for potato tuile recipes! There are a few that used instant mashed potato – something that I will never buy because I don’t like the taste…

The names “prawn” and “shrimp” are often used interchangeably – what differentiates them is their gills. Shrimp have branching gills while prawns have lameller gills (source). To be honest, I have no idea what that means and don’t have much interest in finding out. I only know they are delicious! I have wanted to make…

“En papillote”, which means “in parchment” in French, is a method of cooking, whereby food is placed in a pouch/parcel and then baked. The pouch/parcel is usually made from parchment paper, which seals the moisture inside. While baking, the moisture becomes steam which helps to steam the food to perfection. I actually made this dish…

I’m pretty upset that I missed last month’s Asian Food Fest because it’s one of my favourite countries – Thailand! I’ve originally wanted to make some pad thai or green curry but somehow the plans didn’t materialise. Hopefully there will be another Thailand theme some time soon! When I saw the theme for Asian Food…

I would love to bake desserts every week (in fact I would love to bake almost everyday), but the butter, sugar and the occasional chocolate are contributing to the disappearance of my waist (thankfully it’s still here). As I’m not in office most of the time, I can’t bring the baked goods to office and…

I made myself a really quick and easy lunch on Friday afternoon. It can be assembled within 35 minutes – with 30 minutes actually spent waiting for the garlic and tomatoes to roast, the water to boil and the pasta to cook. There’s really not much skills involved here except to cook a good pot…

Smoky, salty bacon in a creamy omelette served with sweet, juicy, burst-in-you-mouth tomatoes Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids organised a Blog Hop event called Cook Like a Star and I was so excited to join in the event. Events like this motivates me to try out new recipes, thanks Zoe! The event this month…

Gonna share a very simple recipe! Baked tomatoes are simple and fast to prepare and should go well with almost anything – toss them in salads or pastas; eat them in the morning with scrambled eggs, omelettes, bacons or hams; snack them in the afternoon for some light, tasty and almost-fat-free snacks; serve them at…

I’ve decided to cook myself a healthy meal today after swimming 16 laps yesterday. Shan’t make my effort to exercise become a waste, should I? :p So for brunch today, I whipped up a very fuss-free pasta dish. There’s no cooking except just to cook the spaghetti and fry the bacon. It is a simple…